Pirate Trials: Dastardly Deeds & Last Words

Pirates plundered other ships on the high seas while on the brig
Crawford a cunning act of piracy was perpetrated by a veteran pirate leader. He slit his own throat to escape justice while three Spaniards he recruited stood trial with the esteemed Chief Justice John Marshall presiding over the federal court in Richmond, Virginia, in 1827, a rare trial. Follow the action in a blow-by blow description of the murder and mayhem right into the courtroom.

This is what really happens to the inhumane greedy

Crimes change, laws adapt, sentencing changes, executions change, criminals are as clueless as ever. Excellent teaching tool for law, law enforcement,..Show More » historians, novelists, and those who think Hollywood is real. Rossignol has done all of the hard work of digging into trial records and depictions of the executions and the large to enormous size of the audiences attending this form of entertainment. Well written and attention grabbing.

Production caveat: God only knows what went wrong here, but the speed and fluidity are reminiscent of battery decline in an audiotape player. For note taking use 1.25x speed, for listening enjoyment use at least 1.5x speed. There will still be a few rate irregularities, but they won't detract from your enjoyment.

Chekijian performs this work well, like always. You can generally count on never having to backtrack for notetaking when he performs a scholarly work. It helps that his voice is pleasant, flowing, and clearly enunciated.

Pirate Trials: Hung by the Neck Until Dead: Pirate Trials, Book 2

Join this bloodthirsty crew of pirates on ships, including their dying declarations of the most brutal and vicious deeds ever set upon innocent civilians and merchant-ship crews. The Demon Rum is cited as the chief cause by one pirate for his awful and murderous acts. Their day of reckoning came when they faced their final day of judgement when captured in Spain.

Actual Trial Coverage

I enjoyed hearing the facts behind the atrocious acts of the pirates. Pirate Trials: Hung by the Neck Until Dead is an honest accounting of the trials..Show More » of the pirates that is in depth and interesting. The details of the acts of these pirates take away a lot of the illusions I had about pirates. I did find the trial transcripts a little dry, but then again sometimes trials are a little dry.

The narration was rally nicely done. I enjoyed the way he presented the trial transcripts. I mostly enjoyed heating about the acts of the pirates as mean and horrible as they are.

The facts make the story interesting even when you get past the long verdict of the judge. That was the only part I did not enjoy. This is a good story for those that like real crimes and real verdicts.

Pirate Trials: The Three Pirates: Famous Murderous Pirate Book Series 4

The intriguing story of three famous pirates in history - Scarlet Jack, Red Martin, and Blackbeard - as they terrorized a ship, and took the captain and a young family prisoner. How their lives intertwined throughout this story of swashbuckling buccaneers with romance, savagery, and the heroics of a slave makes this story originally told in the 1800s one of the best historical fiction accounts ever written.

Fascinating Story

Learning about Blackbeard, Red Martin and Scarlett Jack was so different than what I expected. Somehow I had this romanticized vision of the Pirates b..Show More »ut now I know just how cruel and blood thirsty they were. This tells of how they captured innocent people then after years of captivity one group was offered positions as part of the crew. The story of the family that had been separated was so unexpected. This was a fictional account but it brought their behavior to the front. Mongo was quite the character too. He was quick witted and as tricky as they come. The narration kept the story moving at a lively pace. The narrator's different voices were enjoyable. All in all it was a great tale. I am very glad I listened.